@MonsiuerPatEBrown@reddthat.com to Today I Learned@lemmy.world • 9 months agoTIL Minimum wage has only increased by $7.00 in 85 years in the USA.message-square160fedilinkarrow-up11.12Kfile-text
arrow-up11.12Kmessage-squareTIL Minimum wage has only increased by $7.00 in 85 years in the USA.@MonsiuerPatEBrown@reddthat.com to Today I Learned@lemmy.world • 9 months agomessage-square160fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@greavous@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkEnglish1•9 months agoMinimum wage is required because companies operating in the free market don’t pay many people enough to survive. So minimum wage is absolutely related to the free market.
minus-square@aidan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•edit-29 months agoExcept a tiny percentage of people in the US earn minimum wage, and half of the them are under 25 iirc
Minimum wage is required because companies operating in the free market don’t pay many people enough to survive. So minimum wage is absolutely related to the free market.
Except a tiny percentage of people in the US earn minimum wage, and half of the them are under 25 iirc